wierd background noises

[mickelp]

when listling to my scanner i have a background noises while people are talking. its like a alien noise. (its hard to describe)

 

[mancow]

Is this a question or a statement?

 

[ab5r]

Do you habe a Broadcast station or other powerful radio tower nearby? If you have a preamp, turn it off or dicsonnect antenna and see if the noise is still there. Sounds like something is overloading the front end of your scanner.